Chancy-Pougny dam
Chancy-Pougny dam is a dam in Avully, Canton of Geneva. Chancy-Pougny dam is situated near the military installation Centre d’instruction des troupes de sauvetage (CITS 76), as well as near the village Avusy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Chancy temple and La Plaine railway station.
La Plaine railway station
Railway station
La Plaine railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Dardagny, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lyon–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways. La Plaine railway station is situated 2½ km northeast of Chancy-Pougny dam.
Pont de Chancy
Bridge
Pont de Chancy is a bridge, which is situated 2 km southwest of Chancy-Pougny dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avusy and La Plaine.
La Plaine
Village
La Plaine is a village in Switzerland forming part of the commune of Dardagny in the canton of Geneva. On the right bank of the Rhône, it is the site of a perfume factory belonging to the Firmenich group. La Plaine is situated 2½ km northeast of Chancy-Pougny dam.
Russin
Village
Russin is a municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Russin is situated 4 km northeast of Chancy-Pougny dam.
Chancy-Pougny dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: French-Swiss dam
- Categories: hydroelectric power station and gravity dam
- Location: Avully, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.16062° or 46° 9′ 38″ north
Longitude
5.97595° or 5° 58′ 33″ east
Open location code
8FR75X6G+69
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Chancy-Pougny dam” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage de Chancy-Pougny”
- French: “Barrage de Chancy-Pougny”
- German: “Chancy-Pougny”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Centre d’instruction des troupes de sauvetage (CITS 76) and Sapeurs-pompiers de Chancy.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Usine hydroélectrique de Chancy-Pougny and Poste électrique de Pougny.
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